MSc Social Psychology

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in psychology or in a related discipline, with at least one advanced course in psychology studied.

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The programme is relevant to students who 1) aspire to pursue a research-orientated career in social psychology, 2) are interested in undertaking a Professional Doctorate/Masters training programme in Clinical or Health Psychology, and/or 3) are interested in a wide variety of careers where it is valuable to be able to conduct sound social research, or to develop and evaluate practices and policies relating to social behaviour or thinking.

The programme teaches a broad range of transferable skills applicable to a wide range of modern jobs, such as research design, data management and processing, statistical modelling and interpretation, as well as the synthesis and communication of complex literatures.

Core courses

• Psychological Research Skills – General advanced research methodology
• Univariate Statistics and Methodology using R – Introduction to R and statistical models
• Multivariate Statistics and Methodology using R – Advanced statistical modelling
• Current Approaches in Social Psychology – This course focuses on recent topics and developments in the field social psychology, as well as the techniques and tools required to conduct social psychological research
• Problem-Based Social Psychological Research – The course focuses on applying social psychological theories and methods to addressing problems in the real-world

Option courses may be

• Qualitative Research Methods (taught by the Social Psychology research group)
• Neuroscience of Language
• Atypical Development
• Applied Psychological Testing
• Clinical Neuropsychology
• Brain Imaging in Cognitive Neuroscience
• Or any other course open to MSc students

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